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Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says

Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says

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Strict gun regulations in the Philippines clearly aren't enough when illegal firearms keep circulating freely — a customs-issued pistol ended up in a teenager's hands, and a classmate paid with his life. This is the second school shooting in under two months, and the pattern demands serious action on how guns are stored and accessed by officials' families. Schools cannot be places of learning if basic accountability over government-issued weapons keeps getting ignored.

The Zamboanga shooting exposes a chilling reality — a student apparently targeted a teacher first, missed, then turned on a classmate, suggesting a deliberate and premeditated attack that strict regulations alone cannot stop. With the shooter livestreaming the rampage first-person style, the intersection of social media access and campus security failures is impossible to ignore. Philippine schools need immediate physical security upgrades, not just policy reviews.

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